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2014 data for Imputed UK shares of Multilateral Net ODA

2014 data for Imputed UK shares of Multilateral Net ODA is now added to the additional tables in Statistics on International Development 2015, following the publication of OECD DAC detailed data for 2014.

Provisional UK Official Development Assistance as a Proportion of Gross National Income 2015 published on 1 April 2016.

Provisional UK Official Development Assistance as a Proportion of Gross National Income 2015 was published at 9.30am on 1 April 2016. This is an annual publication that provides provisional statistics about the amount of Official Development Assistance (ODA) the UK has provided as a proportion of Gross National Income (GNI).

Upcoming statistical releases

The release timetable

We publish official statistics on provisional UK Official Development Assistance as a proportion of Gross National Income (the UK ODA:GNI ratio) normally in April, Statistics on International Development (SID) typically in October and figures for Gross Public Expenditure on International Development about 1 month after SID in November.

The timing of these releases is largely determined by the timetable for reporting UK ODA figures internationally to the OECD, when the latest GNI estimates from the Office for National Statistics are available, and the timing for processing and quality assuring the spending data from DFID and Other Government Departments.

More information on the processing and quality assurance arrangements can be found in Annex 4 of SID.

Methodology and Quality

Short quality review of DFID’s National Statistics

The Department for International Development’s (DFID) new Chief Statistician conducted a short quality review of DFID’s National Statistics publications and data systems. Below is a summary of the main recommendations and planned actions coming out of this review (Section 1) and more detailed information about the findings of the quality review (Section 2). We would welcome feedback on the findings and on the planned actions. If you would like to provide comments, please send these to enquiry@dfid.gov.uk

Gift Aid Methodology Note

In October 2013 DFID issued a methodology note on how it calculates the amount of ODA-eligible Gift Aid reported in its National Statistics publication, ‘Statistics in International Development’

User engagement

DFID engages with users of our National Statistics on an ongoing basis to explore issues of interest to specialist users and gain valuable feedback used to improve our National Statistics publications

February 2015: The consultation on the reporting of Official Development Assistance from Development Finance Institutions closed on 5 February 2015. DFID’s consultation response is available on the GOV.UK Consultations page